Passivhaus
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Passivhaus blog: Stirley Community Farm
The Green Building Store are transforming a derelict barn into a Passivhaus-standard, all-purpose education centre
Passivhaus goes global
Chris Herring reports from the 2012 International Passivhaus conference in Hanover
Incentives key for Passivhaus in UK
Market forces alone won’t raise standards says consultant behind the Passivhaus Diary
Largest ever Passivhaus scheme kicks off green conference
Mark Elton reports on his experiences from the 15th International Passivhaus conference in Innsbruck, Austria, but first, a trip to the biggest Passivhaus development yet
Has cavity wall got a future in low energy building projects?
One year on from the completion of the UK’s first cavity wall, the International Passivhaus conference takes place this Saturday (28 May 2011) in Innsbuck. Green Building Store’s Bill Butcher, project leader on the Denby Dale Passivhaus, will be speaking on the subject ’Passivhaus and cavity wall construction’. Here he looks at how cavity wall is playing a role in other low energy projects in the UK and ponders the future of the cavity wall in sustainable construction.
Passivhaus refurb
Passivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It’s taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it’s finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 6: fitting the windows
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles explain the significance of the high performance windows
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 4: The day of the airtightness test
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles reviews the results of the first airtightness test…
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 2: The airtightness strategy
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edward property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the strategy for achieving airtightness…
Low-energy retrofit: Heating a house with a towel rail
What you’re looking at is a pioneering project that shows how a low-energy retrofit can make deep cuts in carbon emissions from social housing. Readers of Building’s website will be able to follow progress on the Passivhaus diary
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 7: Rendered insulation
Rendered insulation was used at the back of this Victorian house but there were problems to overcome …
Passivhaus refurb diary, part 5: airtightness testing, take two
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles run a second airtightness test
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 3: Building services
Prewett Bizley consider the design and installation of the building services in the eco-makeover of an Edwardian home
Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 1: Stripping the house bare
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the project’s first steps…
Passivhaus Denby Vale
Passivhaus diaries: Life at Denby Dale
Living in the Denby Dale Passivhaus still feels like something of a physics lesson to owners Geoff and Kate Tunstall (but in a good way). Here they give an update on how they have found their first summer and autumn in the house and their thoughts as they head into winter
Trial and error
The team turning a leaky Edwardian building into a paragon of energy efficiency is in its second month on site. Robert Prewett, the project architect, looks at services and reports back after an airtightness test
Passivhaus diaries, part 20: Coming to an end
As the Denby Dale house completes Bill Butcher reflects on what he’s learned in his penultimate diary entry
Passivhaus diary, part 19: Hotting up
The main heating issue at Denby Dale is finding a system that can cope with such a low demand
Passivhaus diaries, part 18: First airtightness test results
The waiting is over, the experts from Leeds Metropolitan Univeristy have tested Denby Dale for airtightness and this is what they found…
Passivhaus diaries, part 17: Achieving airtightness
Despite the arctic conditions, preparations proceed apace for the approaching airtightness test – including a spot of tape origami
Passivhaus diaries, part 16: Spreading the word
Windows may be causing delays on site, but there is plenty of activity elsewhere in the Passivhaus world
Passivhaus diaries, part 15: mechanical ventilation and ducting system
It's time to put in the MVHR unit at the Denby Dale house
Passivhaus diary, part 14: ventilation
Despite being struck down by swine flu, our diariest explains the latest on mechanical ventilation and progress on site
Passivhaus diary, part 13: windows and doors
Windows and doors can never be as well insulated as the rest of the building but with the right design and positioning they can help to reach the Passivhaus standard
Passivhaus diaries, part 12: Making the roof windtight and minimising thermal bypass
Air movement around insulation reduces its performance, but there are now good methods and materials to tackle the problem
Passivhaus diaries, part 11: Making the roof airtight
The roof trusses are now up, so it's time to make the junctions between the walls and the roof airtight
Passivhaus diaries, part 10: The roof
This week we focus on minimising thermal bridging at the junctions between the roof and the walls
Passivhaus diaries, part nine: Floor junctions
Our blogger overcomes the major challenge of making the junctions between the floor beams and walls airtight: here's how...
Passivhaus diaries, part eight: The wall openings
Windows and doors are a bit of a bind, repines our blogger – insulation would so much more effective without them!
Passivhaus diaries, part seven: The walls
The walls are going up with a little help from the Russian space programme while Bill flits off to the beach, giving the clients a chance to put their view of the project
Passivhaus diaries, part six: Thermal bypass
After champagne at the palace, it's back to the build and the sober question of insulation efficiency
Passivhaus diaries, part four: Reducing thermal bridging
In the latest instalment of the series, the foundation, floor and walls of the house get attention
Passivhaus diaries, part three: Dr Wolfgang Feist, the Passivhaus guru
Our blogger attends a green building conference and lays the Passivhaus' foundations
Passivhaus diaries, part two: Why we chose cavity walls
The Green Building Store is building its Passivhaus home with cavity walls - not the usual choice but one that works at Denby Dale
The Passivhaus diaries, part one: Green for go
The man leading the construction of the Denby Dale ultra green home gives us an 'insite' into the process
